Catalog 2021-2022 
    
    Apr 30, 2024  
Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BHAV 431 Field Practicum III

5 credits
Field Practicum 3 provides students opportunities for continued practice while actively providing service to clients. Students will have more opportunity for unsupervised work, in collaboration with a variety of team members, demonstrating their synthesis of the knowledge, skills, and values developed through their education thus far. The objectives of the three-quarter sequence of practicum courses are to provide learning opportunities which support students’ individualized professional goals through exposure, practice, and service.

Prerequisites: BHAV 421  

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  • Safely and independently supervise clients
  • Justify a belief in the enduring possibility of change within each person and group
  • Appraise with clients the potential benefits and risks of the team’s treatment recommendations
  • Assist with case management duties
  • Address client concerns about the practitioner’s age, gender, race, ability, history, or life circumstances
  • Document services provided in an agency-approved, clear, concise, and timely manner
  • Participate in staff conferences by sharing information about client interactions 
  • Create and maintain a professional network of behavioral healthcare providers
  • Prioritize and organize assigned tasks in order to meet deadlines for completion

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:

  • demonstrate knowledge of the structures, functions, and organizations which comprise the local healthcare system, with a particular focus on behavioral healthcare organizations
  • integrate the needs, roles, and strengths of professionals within healthcare and human services teams
  • apply care coordination skills
  • demonstrate abiding hope in recovery for each and every person

Global Outcomes
This course teaches to the global outcomes of communication, critical thinking, and teamwork.

Total Hours: 110 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 20 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 90